Must read: The Count of Monte Cristo

[willis1337]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Count-Monte-Cristo-Penguin...

If you like a long involved book with a bit of everything, then this is a must. I would put this in my top ten books of all time. Cannot recommend highly enough, however be careful what translation you get as come are a bit 'old', the above is good.

[torres del paine]

I'm 400 pages in and it is terrific, utterly absorbing. I'm finding that I'm reading up to 100 pages at a time, I'm gripped.

[TheJimi]

TCMC is in my top three fav books ever. Wonderful, wonderful book.

[944fan]

I've just finished this. Very very good. Proabably one of my favourite books of all time now.

[anonymous-user]

This is definitely worth a read as well....



...an incredible story

[E65Ross]

I was just about to make a thread on book recommendations and saw this.

I've obviously heard of the novel before but never got round to reading it.

I've always been a big reader of Charles Dickens and recently I also read Crime and Punishment which I enjoyed. I'm reading something far more modern now, the girl with the dragon tattoo, and once I've finished the trilogy I'll read this. Looks like it's a long one though!

[davepoth]

Brilliant book. Like Dickens, it was serialised when it was published, which always makes for a book with "compulsive page-turner" pacing.

[E65Ross]

I'm currently reading this, I'm on chapter 89 now and I've got to say it's definitely up there with my favourite books of all time. Utterly, utterly magnificent so far.

The Count is one cool customer!

[stuartmmcfc]

My old man is always raving about this and he's rarely wrong in as far as a good yarn is concerned. I'll have to give it a go.

[E65Ross]

I have been reading like a madman lately and I've literally just finished this book.

Without a shadow of a doubt, this book is right up there with the best of them.

A story of greed, jealously, love, pride and revenge.

What on earth do I read next which can compare to this epic?!

I believe the 3 musketeers are in several novels? Which order are they in? Has anyone read these? I'm tempted by these or perhaps Les Miserables....

Edit - just found there are 5, and found the order through Wikipedia. May start the 3 musketeers tomorrow!

Hoping I'll like them, I absolutely loved The Count of Monte Cristo and the 3 musketeers are also classics so hoping they'll be good too!

Edited by E65Ross on Monday 6th April 21:29

[Adam B]

willis1337 said:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Count-Monte-Cristo-Penguin...

If you like a long involved book with a bit of everything, then this is a must. I would put this in my top ten books of all time. Cannot recommend highly enough, however be careful what translation you get as come are a bit 'old', the above is good.

All these versions are a bit confusing, couple of kindle versions at 50p but suspect they are the old 1846 translation

Is this the Buss one too?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Count-Monte-Cristo-Alexand...

[LordGrover]

I was about to ask similar; seem to be a few 'editions' for kindle: amazon.

[Adam B]

And unhelpfully Amazon merges the reviews across various versions of same title

[E65Ross]

If someone wants a copy of the one I read pm me. All you need is calibre software to put it on your Kindle.

[LordGrover]

Free on gutenberg too: click.

[944fan]

E65Ross said:

I have been reading like a madman lately and I've literally just finished this book.

Without a shadow of a doubt, this book is right up there with the best of them.

A story of greed, jealously, love, pride and revenge.

What on earth do I read next which can compare to this epic?!

I believe the 3 musketeers are in several novels? Which order are they in? Has anyone read these? I'm tempted by these or perhaps Les Miserables....

Edit - just found there are 5, and found the order through Wikipedia. May start the 3 musketeers tomorrow!

Hoping I'll like them, I absolutely loved The Count of Monte Cristo and the 3 musketeers are also classics so hoping they'll be good too!

Edited by E65Ross on Monday 6th April 21:29

This was the problem I found after reading this. Everything else seemed rubbish in comparison.

I am about 1/4 of the way through the 3 Musketeers. That is also very good, good pacing and the characters are very good. D'Argtangian is very different character to Dantes but very entertaining.

Be careful when buying them because some of the translations are a bit rubbish. I have the Wordsworth Classics additions.

Also if you like long epic stories then I recommend Don Quixote. Very good and funny.

[E65Ross]

944fan said:

E65Ross said:

I have been reading like a madman lately and I've literally just finished this book.

Without a shadow of a doubt, this book is right up there with the best of them.

A story of greed, jealously, love, pride and revenge.

What on earth do I read next which can compare to this epic?!

I believe the 3 musketeers are in several novels? Which order are they in? Has anyone read these? I'm tempted by these or perhaps Les Miserables....

Edit - just found there are 5, and found the order through Wikipedia. May start the 3 musketeers tomorrow!

Hoping I'll like them, I absolutely loved The Count of Monte Cristo and the 3 musketeers are also classics so hoping they'll be good too!

Edited by E65Ross on Monday 6th April 21:29

This was the problem I found after reading this. Everything else seemed rubbish in comparison.

I am about 1/4 of the way through the 3 Musketeers. That is also very good, good pacing and the characters are very good. D'Argtangian is very different character to Dantes but very entertaining.

Be careful when buying them because some of the translations are a bit rubbish. I have the Wordsworth Classics additions.

Also if you like long epic stories then I recommend Don Quixote. Very good and funny.

I've just finished reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame and, whilst it was good, I didn't feel it a patch on The Count of Monte Cristo which I'm now convinced is the best book I've ever read.

May start The Three Musketeers this evening. Of to Dartmouth tomorrow for a weeks break so not sure whether I'll get much chance to read or not!

[LordGrover]

Thanks for the recommendation OP. Really enjoying this.

[E65Ross]

LordGrover said:

Thanks for the recommendation OP. Really enjoying this.

Good stuff. I've just finished The Three Musketeers and enjoyed that a lot, though preferred The Count.

[wombleh]

Another big thanks to the OP for a great recommendation. Really enjoying this book and it seems never ending too, I'm only 40% through.